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"Keyboards" used to mean a traditional piano, and perhaps the theatre organ. In the 1960s the category grew to include the electric piano, combo organ, and even the Mellotron. With the 1970s came the synthesizer, followed by MIDI in the 1980s, and the rise of the workstation. Today, in the 21st century, the keyboard category includes a staggering assortment of electronic music-making devices-some with keyboards, some without. And the role of the keyboard player has expanded to include Sound-designer, Programmer, Beat Maker, etc. Rarely in the spotlight, the keyboard player may nonetheless be an essential element of the music. Just try and whistle "Light my Fire" without the organ lick!

Yamaha breathes new life into live performing with the release of the next generation in Motif Keyboard Synthesizers, the XF. The Yamaha Motif XF6 is 61 Keys of pure awesome that brings new levels of expressive ...

This is the new Nord Lead A1 analog modeling synthesizer – a stunning sounding synthesizer with a simplified yet hugely powerful front panel interface. Producing stand-out sounds for live or for the studio, ...

Roland set out to completely reimagine the music workstation to provide players of any style with a powerful keyboard with an ultra-fast workflow. The FA-06 61-key synth workstation is the result of their research ...